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IIC Testbeds – A Blueprint for Delivering Innovation and Ecosystems transformation that will be needed to deliver the strategies and plans for future products, solutions and services. Testbeds democratize access and enable participation of all employees and business units in the proposed dramatic transformation; testbeds can further enable the sense of ownership of the challenges faced by the organization. 5. USE CASES IMAGINE THE FUTURE, TESTBEDS UNDERSTAND THE FUTURE Use cases are a particularly convenient method for describing a desired outcome. They provide structure for problem solving and they facilitate the visualization and understanding of complex concepts and solutions. Prior to the formation of the IIC, there was a distinct lack of coordinated and readily-available real-world experimentation environments that could enable the development of use cases from the drawing board to implementation, across many diverse industry sectors and verticals. This is where the IIC testbeds offer